Art and Architecture in the Islamic Tradition

Autori

• Mohammed Hamdouni Alami

Parametri

• 304 pagine
• 11 ore di lettura

• Architettura
• Architettura e urbanistica
• Esoterismo e religione
• Religione
• Storia dell'arte

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What is 'art' in the sense of the Islamic tradition? In this title, the author argues that Islamic art has historically been excluded from Western notions of art; that the Western aesthetic tradition's preoccupation with the human body has meant that Islamic and Western art being perceived as inherently at odds.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2013

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